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Name of the Day: Faye
She’s a fairy, she’s an enchantress, and she’s been the love interest of the world’s biggest ape. Could this choice also be an ideal appellation for a daughter?
Thanks to Another for suggesting our Name of the Day: Faye.
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We’ve written about middle names before. But today, we’ve decided to offer a fairly simple list for your consideration.
While many of these are gender neutral, this list was compiled with girls in mind. For decades, parents have stuffed an unimaginative Anne or Lynne between the first and last names. More recently, Grace and Rose have [...]
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Tags: Mary, Grace, Bess, Tess, Beau, Bay, Anne, Alice, Veronica, Nell, Kai, Drew, Blair, Reese, Finn, Dree, Dove, Pax, Paz, Fife, Zan, Fyfe, Greer, Grier, Gwynne, Wynne, Hue, Jaye, Sian, Jewel, Jin, Jules, Lark, Wren, Luz, Noor, Mair, Maire, Maeve, Neve, Niamh, Penn, Quinn, Tate, Tyne, Sloane, Scout, Sage, Sky, Skye, Star, Rain, Taj, Tai, True, Vrai, Lynne, Rose, Zenobia, Beach, Cay, Belle, Elle, Blythe, Blake, Flynn, Bette, Bex, Liv, Blue, Gray, Teal, Chance, Chase
Rule One: The Middle Matters
Strictly speaking, there are no rules in baby naming.
But there are some guidelines that I believe in strongly enough to call rules, at least here on Appellation Mountain. And here’s the first: The Middle Matters.
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Stuck in the Middle
Poor Marie. The name hasn’t been in The Top 100 since 1957. But if you check the drivers’ licenses of women around you - in your office, your family or even just waiting at the bus stop - odds are that quite a few of them will have the middle name Marie.
The same [...]
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